MelonEngine - Mini Three.js Game Engine

[Melooon]

This is a placeholder topic! At some point I will write a more formal tutorial!

MelonEngine is a javascript based wrapper for Three.js, in short it makes it super easy for you to make virtual worlds with JavaScript. It works well on desktop and mobile and supports full browser viewing!

Its a little more complex than X3D, however it lets you make much more advanced worlds. I suggest you get comfortable with JavaScript before trying HOWEVER if you want to start exploring the code yourself and trying to mess with it you can find a sample project here that gives you a virtual art gallery.

See a live demo here: https://melonking906.github.io/MelonEngine-Gallery/
See the sample project here: https://github.com/Melonking906/MelonEngine-Gallery

[ellievoyyd]

 

this is amazing!!! its so fast!!!!

wow... im gonna try to make something with this maybe...

i had previously only really used p5.js and blend4web, both of which are super limited and can be very slow...

[purblepale]

The sample doesn't appear to be working, is the link correct? It says that there isn't a github page for that when I use the other link, too

[Melooon]

sample doesn't appear to be working, is the link correct?

Fixed! It looks like it got bugged out by the emote switch over!

I meant to do a more detailed write up here a long time ago, but I've never really returned to it. Largely because it requires really quite a high level of JavaScript knowledge - to that point that if you have the knowledge, chances are you're the kind of person who can figure out how to use this based on the source code alone

That said if you have any questions when you're snooping it I'd be happy to answer them!

[purblepale]

If someone were to use the engine would they be able to switch over to wasd controls over the default UnrealED style movement?

[Melooon]

able to switch over to wasd controls over the default

In theory yes, the control system can use any Three.js compatible control system. By default it calls "getStandardControls()" whitch returns a preconfigured OrbitControl object - this assumes a hacked control system it has actually based on GoogleMaps style click and drag navigation. It assumes there is a camera target mounted in front of the camera - so as long as you're control system has a ".target" child then it should all just work!

Overwriting MELON.me.three.controls = xxx with whatever control object you want should do it. Iv never tested using a different control system, so I've no idea how it would effect other things! I'd love to know how it turns out

[NoxidKin]

That's awesome Man, thanks for giving us another amazing toy!  I can't JS much, but now I want to learn.  :D